Snake oil
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Sep 11, 2026
Patrick GrayHOST
I, I am familiar with horror stories, let's just put it that way.
Patrick GrayHOST
But that is it for this edition of the Snake Oilers podcast.
Patrick GrayHOST
I do hope you enjoyed it.
Patrick GrayHOST
Uh, I'll be back soon with more security news and analysis, but until then, I've been Patrick Gray.
Dave ClaxtonHOST
And they're such a ridged, wavy design that it is for your pleasure.
Dave ClaxtonHOST
It is basically snake oil.
Dave ClaxtonHOST
It'll do everything and anything.
Dave ClaxtonHOST
Literally, she's got a patch to do everything.
Dave ClaxtonHOST
The only way to make it so that you can't lift somebody that way is if they've all of a sudden increased in mass or if gravity just started to get stronger.
Bethany McChesneyHOST
Mm-hmm.
Dave ClaxtonHOST
and this person is like selling these things all over and people are buying into it i'm reading the comments and they're like oh do you have it for this for this for that and it's just like you gotta be fucking kidding me how are you falling for this this is such pure you know 1920s snake oil salesman shit and people
Bethany McChesneyHOST
are
Bry WillisHOST
What if I told you that that the highly sophisticated, incredibly data driven economic forecast you probably read on your news feed this morning has like the exact same predictive power as a literal bottle of 19th century snake oil?
speaker_1HOST
I mean, it sounds completely absurd, right? It's almost like a provocation because we are so conditioned to just revere data.
Bry WillisHOST
Oh, totally.
18 MINS LATER
speaker_1HOST
And asset pricing models are perhaps the ultimate victims of the approximate stasis fallacy.
speaker_1HOST
They take historical data like how humans reacted to a market crash in 2008 and build complex math to predict a crash in 2030, assuming the humans of 2030 will process fear, risk and value identically.
Bry WillisHOST
And his ultimate conclusion after years of studying these predictive models, he argues that you would genuinely be better off investing your money based on the promises of literal snake oil.
speaker_1HOST
It's amazing.
Bry WillisHOST
Because the predicted results wouldn't be materially worse.
LesleyHOST
And we have a special guest.
LesleyHOST
Yusuf Qadiri is back with us to discuss the latest two music videos that Lovejoy has put out for Snake Oil and Alphabet, Wasted Summer.
LesleyHOST
So let's start off with some news.
LesleyHOST
I'm happy to report that the CDs and vinyls that are offered on Lovejoy's website are now sold out.
18 MINS LATER
LesleyHOST
well again what else is new
AngieHOST
that's a love joy song for you
LesleyHOST
yep love and joy uh on to snake oil snake oil i think had angie and i both baffled when we finally sat down to scribble notes about it i think will just threw
AngieHOST
a bunch of crap on a piece of paper or in his notes and said here you go looks good
Adrian DrayGUEST
Am I missing something here? Absolutely goes nowhere.
Adrian DrayGUEST
ballistic at me calls me the biggest snake oil salesman in dentistry wow says that I'm a walking joke the laughing stock he says whenever I call you out for stuff I have dozens of dental practice owners that say yeah you give in like no one ever stand up against Adrian I'm like what the hell I mean absolutely just going for me right at the beginning of this call I properly lose my temper which I rarely do I rarely do.
Adrian DrayGUEST
He said, you know, no one turns up for your events.
Adrian DrayGUEST
You know, you bring in Rory Sutherland.
speaker_2UNKNOWN
the up, right?
Jess HebenstreitHOST
No snake oil here, folks.
Jess HebenstreitHOST
We don't like it.
Jake WilliamsHOST
None.
KellyHOST
I think sometimes it's whip tentacle.
DaphneHOST
This is gonna be a very niche reference, but I was reading this part of the book, like, right after Kelly and I and our friends had a game night, and we played this game called Snake Oil that I love.
DaphneHOST
[laughs]
KellyHOST
I literally had the same experience.
DaphneHOST
Of course you did.
DaphneHOST
This game, it's very fun if you have a lot of creative, talkative friends.
DaphneHOST
Get them together and play Snake Oil.
DaphneHOST
You basically have to create a fake product using two words, and whip arm [laughs] it's such a Snake Oil-ass product.
BenHOST
That's headline one.
BenHOST
Headline two, ready? Traditional snake oil surges in popularity among athletes for joint pain.
BenHOST
Traditional snake oil surges in popularity among athletes for joint pain.
BenHOST
All right, now you guess.
BenHOST
Think carefully, listener.
Ben SawyerGUEST
You know what I'm saying? It's probably just taking a while for their body to filter it out.
Ben SawyerGUEST
Okay.
AdamGUEST
I do think that athletes love their snake oil.
SéverineHOST
Rikiki.
SéverineHOST
Poudre de perlimpinpin.
SéverineHOST
Poudre de perlimpinpin.
SéverineHOST
Poudre de perlimpinpin.
SéverineHOST
Alors, poudre de perlimpinpin, it's pixie dust or snake oil.
SéverineHOST
Fastoche.
SéverineHOST
Fastoche.
SéverineHOST
Un bigoudi.
Ron WotusGUEST
Chili did a great job as well, as he's a tremendous hitting coach, uh, you know, as, as he was a player.
Ron WotusGUEST
And, uh, so it was, it was a good event, and of course you can't beat the Snake Oil and the Peacemaker red wine-
Marty LurieHOST
[laughs]
Ron WotusGUEST
... that they have, so you know, that's at the top of the list as well.
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